I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 115: Annihilation of the Eunuchs
Seeing Yuan Feng's confident look, Yuan Shu suddenly felt that he had underestimated his old father.

Seeing his panicked look before, Yuan Shu thought that his father was also an ordinary person, the kind of person who would be a great success when the wind is favorable but fail when the wind is unfavorable.

But now think about it, given the size of the Yuan family, what is considered a headwind?

Perhaps Yuan Feng was panicking not because of the situation in Luoyang City, but because he felt that his son was threatened, so he panicked.

If this matter did not involve Yuan Shu, perhaps Yuan Feng would have taken action to get rid of those stinky sweet potatoes and rotten bird eggs long ago.

In this case, I have become the weak point?

Yuan Shu felt that this was not impossible.

As he stood up and built a place of his own in Luoyang City, Yuan Feng's worries disappeared, so he felt that it was time for him to take action.

To be honest, apart from the time when Yuan Feng led the Yuan family's forces to force the emperor to abdicate and forcibly depose Hou Lan, Yuan Shu felt that the power of the Yuan family was still stronger than he imagined.

In other words, when the power of the Yuan family fully erupts in front of him, he might be even more shocked.

Seeing is believing...

Yuan Shu thought about it, reviewed the current situation in Luoyang, considered the strength comparison between scholars and eunuchs, and gave his own opinion.

"At the moment, it seems that the people stirring up the storm in Luoyang City are Yuan Shi, Yang Ci, Zhang Ji and others, and there is opposition between the two of us, but in fact, the eunuchs are also involved. If our previous inference is correct, then the reason why the eunuchs did not take action is easy to explain.

They hope that the rift between Yuan and the scholars will become bigger and the relationship will become worse, so as to offset the reputation that Yuan gained by helping the party members and make Yuan closer to the eunuchs rather than the scholars. Therefore, since I started to act, the eunuchs have not made any moves on the surface. "

Yuan Feng nodded and stroked his beard.

"My son is right. The people I sent out to gather information did find the eunuchs' followers making moves in Luoyang City. At that time, they were helping to spread the reputation of Yuan and the School of Mind. Their words seemed to praise the School of Mind and despise the official school.

They also vigorously incited more people to spread the news, and spread it everywhere in the streets and alleys. They also took out candy and gave it to some children, so that those children learned the folk songs they made up and sang them everywhere, spreading the news that was beneficial to the Yuan family and unfavorable to the official school in Luoyang City more widely. "

Yuan Shu was a little surprised.

"Father, are you investigating the eunuchs' actions?"

"Of course. The military strategy says that knowing yourself and the enemy will ensure a hundred battles. Although your father has never served in the army, he also knows some military strategies. These military strategies are also very meaningful when used in government affairs. My son should also read more books, especially military books, and not just read scriptures."

Yuan Feng smiled and patted Yuan Shu's head, then said, "But my son is very smart. He noticed early on that the eunuchs had bad intentions. That's why I became alert and sent people to keep a close eye on the movements in the palace."

"That's good."

Yuan Shu was very happy and said, "If that's the case, then it can be confirmed that the eunuchs want to reap the benefits. How can we tolerate the eunuchs reap the benefits? Father, I suggest that we just eliminate Han Zong alone."

Yuan Feng was slightly stunned, and then asked: "Just eliminate Han Zong? But Han Zong has been humiliated by you, and I think he will be expelled from the Imperial College soon. He is already a waste, so what's the point of just eliminating him?"

"My son doesn't want the eunuch to be too proud."

Yuan Shu shook his head and said, "The current situation, in the final analysis, is still caused by the eunuchs. It was the eunuchs who conspired and planned this matter. The scholars were just instigated by the eunuchs. Without this opportunity, they would not dare to take the initiative to target the Yuan family, while the eunuchs have the ability to take the initiative to target the Yuan family.

From this perspective, my son believes that the eunuchs are the main opponents that the Yuan family is currently on guard against. As for the scholars, my son's lectures have already left them powerless to fight back, and they are also facing the possibility of being implicated in the Party Prison Disaster at any time. There is not much point in continuing to attack them. "

Yuan Feng thought about it and had to admit that Yuan Shu was right.

But did he think that Yuan Shu, as a hot-tempered young man, could actually hold back his anger and forgive those who tried so hard to slander him?
How could our own Qilin child be so tolerant and generous?

"Shu, don't you feel angry towards those who slandered you? Don't you want to take revenge on them? If you want to, just say it out loud. Don't force yourself. A real man stands between heaven and earth. If you have a grudge, you must take revenge. Don't hesitate."

Yuan Shu smiled and shook his head.

"Father, of course I am angry, but there are always priorities. Scholars are a skin problem, visible and tangible. Those who are hostile to us have also been exposed. Eunuchs are a heart problem. We don't know which eunuchs are really reliable and which eunuchs have ulterior motives."

When Yuan Shu said this, Yuan Feng really felt that it made a lot of sense.

The incident started when Chunyu Deng, who was good friends with Yuan She, came to visit. It was because Chunyu Deng came with Yuan She's halo that Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei lost their vigilance and accepted the emperor's edict without refusing it in time.

But who knew that Chunyu Deng would actually take the lead in stabbing the Yuan family in the back, putting Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei in a very passive position for a time.

Now the situation has been turned around by Yuan Shu's verbal attacks, but Yuan Feng still remembers the accounts of Chunyu Deng and those eunuchs who took the initiative to plot against the Yuan family.

As expected, compared to scholars, eunuchs who have no bottom line and integrity are even more untrustworthy. Yuan Feng pondered for a moment, nodded slowly, and agreed with Yuan Shu's opinion.

"My son is right. Compared with the eunuchs, the threat posed by scholars is not that great. Dealing with the eunuchs is the most important thing."

Yuan Shu nodded repeatedly.

"So my son advocates that this revenge should mainly target the eunuchs, and the scholars should be punished. In addition, we should also do something at the academic level."

"Academic? You mean, to make them recognize your heart learning?"

Yuan Feng smiled and said, "This is probably more difficult than killing them. They won't agree. They don't even want to accept ancient classics, let alone the study of the mind. However...if the study of the mind can really be recognized, then my Yuan family will have a greater say in official studies."

"This is indeed my son's future goal, but right now, he is not that radical."

Yuan Shu smiled and shook his head, and said slowly: "My son's meaning is that the scholars must pay a certain price, such as making them recognize the existence and free spread of the School of Mind in Luoyang and Guandong, just like the ancient classics, and cannot interfere with my son's recruitment of disciples in Luoyang.

In order to prevent them from going back on their words, they also have to publicly praise the subtlety of the School of Mind, and let everyone in Luoyang bear witness to it. Their son will take root and survive in Luoyang City, tearing a piece of meat from their mouths, and will never let them have it easy! "

When Yuan Feng heard this, his eyes lit up.

"That's a good idea, but it's just an acknowledgement, not a reality. I'm sure they won't be too embarrassed. As for what happens next... hehe, who can say for sure?"

Yuan Feng was obviously very happy and agreed with Yuan Shu's suggestion.

He was not worried that Yuan Shu's ideas could not be realized. If Yuan Shu's ideas could not be realized, then he would use some special means to make Yuan Shu's ideas come true.

He felt that this was what he should do for his son as a father.

His son is so hardworking, so as a father he can’t let him down, right?
The scholars' ideas have been preliminarily confirmed, and the next is the eunuchs.

Compared with the current group of scholars who are basically in a state of being a lost dog, the eunuchs are like hungry wolves with bared fangs and claws, staring with green eyes, and always thinking about eating a few more scholars.

If the Yuan family had not cooperated with them and had not been too strong, the Yuan family would have become a piece of meat in the eunuchs' mouths sooner or later.

They continued to fight with the scholars. Although they were fighting and making noises, they would not kill each other. Instead, they would abide by the rules of the game, just like the emergency brakes that Yuan Shu stepped on.

The eunuchs, on the other hand, did not have so many concerns. They would kill when necessary and strike hard when necessary. They did not play by the rules of the scholars at all and beat the scholars miserably.

Therefore, in comparison, the scholars with a higher degree of anthropomorphism are the best partners for Yuan, while the eunuchs...

Just like Ma Rong’s evaluation of Yuan Shu.

Except for the human-like appearance, he is not human in any other way.

It was inevitable to deal with the eunuchs, and it was also inevitable to make the eunuchs pay the price for this plan.

But there is an important issue here. Yuan Feng does not understand Yuan Shu’s level of understanding of this, so he needs to ask Yuan Shu.

"Shu, tell me honestly, do you want to wipe out all the eunuchs?"

Yuan Shu did not hide this.

"Father, it's not that I want to destroy them all, but what they have done is too brutal, they have killed too many people, and they are courting death. Once they lose power, they will never be able to survive. There are too many people in the world who want them dead."

"This has been seen by all those who have insight, and the eunuchs may not be unaware of the danger they are in."

Yuan Feng sighed and said slowly: "But in this case, there is still a most important problem. The current emperor was supported by eunuchs. All the eunuchs in the palace are heroes who supported him.

If the emperor were an adult, it would be fine, but the problem is that the emperor is young and relies on eunuchs. If we take action now, we may offend the emperor. As a Han minister, how can we offend the Han emperor?"

Yuan Shu's eyes fixed and his brows furrowed.

He subconsciously wanted to refute, but he quickly noticed that there was nothing wrong with what Yuan Feng said.

Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, was apparently supported by Empress Dowager Dou and her father Dou Wu, but this situation changed during the Second Party Persecution.

(End of this chapter)